Wednesday, August 22, 2007

What's For Dinner

School is back in full swing which means Girl Scouts, Piano Lessons, Soccer... So what's a mom to do about dinner?

PULL OUT THE CROCK POT!!!

I found a version of this recipe online, and made a few changes to simplify it, and make it more to the tastes of my family. It was sooooo easy and sooooo good!!!! I'm not just saying this, it really was good!

Crock Pot Tortellini

Brown:

1/2 lb ground beef

and

1/2 lb bulk sausage

(drain)

spray the inside of a crock pot with cooking spray

pour 2, 24 ounce jars of Marinara Sauce into crock pot

(I used Bertolli's 5 Cheese Sauce)

add the meat and cook on low for 6-8 hrs

(you could cook it for less time if you needed to)

15 minutes before serving add:

refrigerated tortellini

(I used one regular sized pkg and one small pkg of cheese tortellini)

1-2 cups grated mozzarella cheese

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

If the sauce seams to thick you can add chicken broth or water

Let cook for the remaining 15 minutes and serve!!!

Yummy Stuff!!!!

Fancy That, something yummy from the crock pot on a busy school night!!!

Both of my daughters use a crock pot frequently. So, I will pass this recipe on to them. It sounds so good... I think we'll try it too!! Joni (from Yummers)PS I'm a teacher too. But, I just retired. What state do you teach in?